Two enduring Southern classics -- the New Orleans-shot
"Panic in the Streets" and the Florida-set "Cool Hand Luke" -- will be the
featured selections of upcoming outdoor screenings at, fittingly, the Old U.S.
Mint on the edge of the French Quarter. They top this week's listing of upcoming
off-the-beaten-path film events for New Orleans movie fans.

LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS

'Panic in the Streets' outdoor
screening The Old
U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade. The New Orleans Film Society teams with the
Louisiana State Museum and the Louisiana Museum Foundation for an outdoor
screening of director Elia Kazan's New Orleans-shot 1950 thriller "Panic
in the Streets" (8:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, weather permitting),
starring Richard Widmark and Jack Palance in a story about a public health
official's efforts to stop the highly contagious pneumonic plague from ravaging
the city. Tickets are $6 ($3 for members
of the film society, the Louisiana Museum Foundation and Friends of the
Cabildo). For details, visit the New
Orleans Film Society website.

Paul Newman, in an image from 1967's 'Cool Hand Luke.' Newman was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film.TP | Nola.com archive

'Cool Hand Luke' outdoor
screening Old U.S.
Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. After suffering a rainout last month, the New Orleans Film Society, the Louisiana
State Museum, and the Louisiana Museum Foundation try once more to present an
outdoor screening of the 1967 Oscar-winning classic "Cool Hand Luke"
(8 p.m., Thursday, June 27, weather permitting), starring Paul Newman as a
gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang.
Tickets are $6 ($3 for NOFS members, members of the Louisiana Museum
Foundation, and members of the Friends of the Cabildo). For details, visit the New
Orleans Film Society website.

'Portrait of Jason' special screening Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. The CAC
and the New Orleans Film Society team up for a screening of director Shirley
Clarke's influential 1967 documentary "Portrait of Jason" (7 p.m.,
Tuesday, June 25), a landmark LGBT film recently remastered and reissued by
Milestone Films. Tickets are $7 (free for members of the CAC or
the film society). For details, visit the New
Orleans Film Society website.

The Grand Theatre (Slidell) Summer
Kids Flicks1950 Gause Blvd., Slidell. The local theater
continues its twice-weekly series of discounted family films for summer 2013.
This week: the 2010 comedy "Diary
of a Wimpy Kid" (10 a.m., Wednesday, June 19), based on the first book in
the popular kid-lit series. Next week: the animated 2009 comedy "Cloudy
With a Chance of Meatballs" (10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June
25-26), inspired by the popular children's book. Tickets are $3.50 and include popcorn and a soft drink.

Prytania Theatre Kids Series5339
Prytania St., 504.891.2787. The theater continues its summertime screening
series aimed at families. This week: Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning 1982
classic "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, June
21-22), starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote. Tickets are $5.75.
Doors open at 9:30 for pre-movie activities. For details visit the Prytania Theatre. Visit Nola.com/movies
for the full
slate of upcoming films in the series.

Entergy IMAX Theatre Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. The home of the largest IMAX
screen in the Gulf South hosts regular screenings,
with an emphasis on nature documentaries. Now playing daily (closed on
Mondays): "Star
Trek Into Darkness 3D" (5 and 7:30 p.m.) "Great White Shark" (10
a.m., noon, 2 p.m.); "To the Arctic 3D" (11 a.m. and 3 p.m.);
"Hurricane on the Bayou" (1 and 4 p.m.). Tickets are $10.50
($8 for children under 12, $9.50 for seniors over 65, and $5 for Audubon
members). For details visit the Entergy IMAX website.

Prytania Theatre
Midnite Movies Series5339 Prytania St., 504.891.2787. The
theater continues its weekly series of fan favorites. This week: director Steve
Barron's live-action 1990 adaptation "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (midnight
Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 23). Tickets are $10.50 for adults, $9.50
for college students, and $8.50 for children and seniors. BYOB for those 21 and
older. For details visit the Prytania
Theatre.

Gathr Preview SeriesZeitgeist
Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504.827.5858. The indie film distributor teams
with the local Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center for a series of
limited-run independent films. On tap this week: director Rufus Norris' drama "Broken"
(7:30 p.m., Monday, June 24), starring Cillian Murphy and Tim Roth in the story
of an 11-year-old girl whose innocence is shattered when she discovers the
truth about her neighbors. Tickets are $10 ($8 for members). For details,
including screening times, visit the Zeitgeist
Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center or Gathr Films
websites.

Zeitgeist
Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center1618 Oretha Castle
Haley Blvd., 504.827.5858. New this week: the indie horror film and BAFTA
winner "Berberian Sound Studio" (7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 21, 22, 25 and 26; and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and
Thursday, June 23, 24 and 27), starring Toby Jones; the 1928 silent film "The
Wind" (8 p.m. Sunday, June 23), starring Lillian Gish and featuring an
original score performed live by the Austin band Invincible Czars; and the
Louisiana-shot documentary "Herman's House" (7:30 p.m. Thursday, June
27), an activist art project involving an inmate at the Louisiana State
Penitentiary at Angola. Continuing its local run: director Ben Wheatley's dark
U.K. comedy "Sightseers" (7:30 p.m. nightly through Thursday, June 20; and
9:30 nightly Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, and Monday through Wednesday,
June 24-26); as well as director Ken Loach's black comedy "The Angel's Share"
(9:30 p.m. nightly through Thursday, June 20), starring Roger Allam, Daniel
Portman and John Henshaw. Tickets are $8 ($7 for students and seniors; $6
for members and children under 16). For details, including screening times,
visit the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary
Arts Center website.

FREE SCREENINGS

Community Cinema
screening series Ashe
Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. The
cultural center teams with WYES, ITVS, Community Cinema, the Charitable Film
Network and the New Orleans Film Society for a free screening of director Macky
Alston's 2012 documentary "Love Free or Die" (6 p.m. Friday, June 21),
about openly gay Episcopalian bishop Gene Robinson. A panel discussion will
follow. For details, visit the New
Orleans Film Society website.

Musically Speaking
screening seriesAntenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave. The
Charitable Film Network, Press Street and WWOZ present a series of free,
music-themed film screenings curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister. This week: director
Leon Ichaso's 2006 drama "El Cantante" (7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18), starring
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and based on the true story of salsa legend
Hector Lavoe "and the woman who kept him from falling over the edge." Next
week: the 2001 documentary "Shining Stars: The Story of Earth, Wind and Fire"
(7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25), following the popular R&B band from its
founding to its induction in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. For details, email
the Charitable Film Network or visit the Press Street website.